French raider Literato just held Eagle Mountain to land the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket.

Ted Durcan believes Multidimensional can put up a bold show in the Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket tomorrow.

Literato is on course to make his first British start in Saturday’s Emirates Airline Champion Stakes at Newmarket.

Dermot Weld looks to have a decent Classic prospect for next season in Campfire Glow, who defeated hot-pot Listen in the Ballygallon Stud Debutante Stakes.

Eagle Mountain gave Aidan O’Brien and Kieren Fallon some compensation for the defeat of the highly-rated Henrythenavigator with victory in the United Arab Emirates Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh.

English and Irish 1000 Guineas winner Finsceal Beo features among a fascinating 12-strong entry for Sunday’s United Arab Emirates Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh.

SERGEANT Cecil could yet tackle next week’s King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.

KIEREN FALLON, who took a fall from Eagle Mountain in a Group 1 at Longchamp on Saturday night, missed the ride on the brilliant Peeping Fawn, among others, in the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh yesterday.

Marcus Tregoning is delighted with his Ladbrokes St Leger contender Aqaleem as he works towards what the trainer hopes will be a shot at the world’s oldest Classic.

SOLDIER OF FORTUNE led home a 1-2-3 for Aidan O’Brien in the Budweiser Irish Derby at the Curragh yesterday, in conditions which would not have been out of place at a National Hunt meeting in the depths of winter.

Johnny Murtagh believes the Andre Fabre-trained Royal And Regal will be suited to conditions in the Budweiser Irish Derby at the Curragh.

Kieren Fallon is odds-on with most bookmakers to ride his first Classic winner since his return from suspension in the Budweiser Irish Derby on Sunday.

Aidan O'Brien is responsible for nearly half of the field at the confirmation stage for Sunday's Budweiser Irish Derby at the Curragh.

Peter Chapple-Hyam’s impressive Derby winner Authorized heads 37 high-class entries for the £750,000 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on July 28.

"The winner is exceptional," summed up trainer John Gosden as his Vodafone Derby runner Lucarno was one of those left standing still by Peter Chapple-Hyam's Authorized.

Authorized justified favouritism at Epsom to finally banish Frankie Dettori's Vodafone Derby hoodoo today.

Authorized heads 19 confirmations for the Vodafone Derby at Epsom on Saturday.

Stan James 2000 Guineas fourth Duke Of Marmalade is likely to spearhead Aidan O’Brien’s challenge in Saturday’s Irish equivalent at the Curragh.

Aidan O’Brien claims leading Vodafone Derby fancy Mount Nelson is on the “easy list”.

AIDAN O’BRIEN has been left scrambling to find classic horses, following the decision to retire last year’s star two-year-old, Holy Roman Emperor, to stud.

Teofilo, unbeaten in five starts and officially rated the best two-year-old in Europe last season, tops 86 entries for the Stan James 2000 Guineas.

Aidan O’Brien has admitted he was “shell-shocked” at the decision to retire Holy Roman Emperor to stud at Coolmore to replace George Washington following the discovery that last year’s 2000 Guineas hero has fertility problems.

Teofilo has been cut all round for the Stan James 2000 Guineas by bookmakers today, with all the major firms removing Holy Roman Emperor from their ante-post markets on the Newmarket Classic.

Authorized could be primed for the Stan James 2000 Guineas and the Vodafone Derby next season after his victory at Newbury on Saturday.

WON’T it be great if Holy Roman Emperor and Teofilo go head-to-head in Sunday’s Group One National Stakes at the Curragh?

Eoghan O’Neill will bide his time before making a decision on whether to let Vital Equine make a quick reappearance at the Curragh next Sunday.

Sixties Icon can take full advantage of a slightly abbreviated trip to take Classic glory in the Ladbrokes St Leger at York.

CHARLIE SWAN’S Sorry Al can make a winning debut over fences in the Wines Direct Beginners Chase at Kilbeggan tonight.

IT may be a long way from a maiden in Cork to a Classic, but Dermot Weld's Nightime bridged the gap in emphatic style in the Boylesports Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh yesterday.

I suppose one has to row in with George Washington to land the Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh this afternoon.